Here's how to create profiles for your web browsers

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MOST OF US are trying to manage a mass of logins and browser tabs, and not just multiple websites or services, but multiple accounts for work, home life, our hobbies, and more. And while, sure, you could keep dozens of tabs open or multiple windows for each purpose, consider a feature that's been long-baked into your browser that may help: user profiles.

Think of profiles as different identifies you can switch between. They gather up all the usual browsing data—passwords, bookmarks, your browsing history—and keep them in separate buckets. Perhaps the most obvious way to use them is to have one for work stuff and one for personal stuff, but there are other uses too.

If multiple people in a household share a computer, profiles are a good way to keep everyone's browsing apart. But considering how easy it is to switch from one profile to another, it's probably a better idea to use separate accounts in Windows or macOS, if you want any privacy or security there at all. But nothing's stopping you from using multiple profiles to keep things organized. 

Here's how to get profiles working in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge.